Joyeuses Fêtes and Happy Holidays! (to paraphrase a Moroccan proverb) To each of you, I send a box filled with sesame seeds. Each seed representing one hundred wishes for peace, health, and happiness in 2012 Bonne Année, Bon Appétit and...
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Encore fava beans!
A New Way to Cook with Fava Beans! Leaves included! Some of you may know of my taste for fresh fava beans, that most underrated bean, at least among US cooks. Fava beans always come to mind at this time of the year, especially around Easter and Passover....
Blue Heron Farm Bed and Breakfast
Andrea Peterson’s Sheepherder Pie Serves 4 to 6 We can let Andrea Peterson, of Peterson Specialty Produce, wax poetic about her organic raspberries, twenty varieties of baby lettuce, and especially, her super sweet sugar-snap peas. For over 20...
Ever tasted edible flowers? Now is the time!
PS: Fast forward to January 2014: A local publisher would like to republish my sweet book on Edible Flowers.I am thrilled. Yes, I did go out this morning and picked the last of my orange blossoms. About 3 cups of petals remained, just enough to make about 1/2 cup of...
A Biblical Feast for Easter or Passover
My new book is finding a niche in a number of stores from Southern California, to Wisconsin, Illinois, New York City, and even, south of the border. For that, I am most grateful You can, of course, always order it on this site, and...
Bitter Orange Salad/Salad d’Oranges Amères
In answer to the e-Newsletter I sent out at the beginning of February, I received this lovely letter from Danielle Avidan, a follower of this website. She was kind enough to contribute this recipe. She writes: “My grandmother used a heavy earthenware...
Happy 2010
As I write, I can hear thunder rumbling in the background. High winds and pelting rain are so unusual in our neck of the woods that we had to take in a roommate, and allow Olive, our scott terrier, to sleep on our bed (normally...
Mulhalbiya
In answer to Victoria, a frequent visitor to this blog, I thought I would share the recipe she requested with all of you. Hello Victoria: The last time we corresponded, you were living in Agadir, in the south of Morocco. I hope you have not...
Kitty’s Cooking tips
This is a family favorite: Give your holiday bird a Moroccan twist! Baste your turkey inside and out with preserved lemon pulp. The salty tang of preserved lemons adds a mouth-watering dimension to a celebratory roast, whether turkey, lamb, beef, or chicken. Placing a...
Bay Area Impressions
I wanted to share the interesting experience I had on my way to the airport for my Bay Area appearances at Le Creuset stores, last Saturday at 5:45 AM—my shuttle was a no-show. Panicked, I called the company several times: they did finally send a driver...